Henry Liao

WNBA Semifinal Playoffs: All Even

October 2, 2021

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Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, a 6-foot, 39-year-old guard who is the all-time leading scorer in WNBA regular-season history, netted a playoff career-high 37 points and All-Star center Brittney Griner collected 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Phoenix Mercury stole homecourt advance with a 117-91 road shellacking of the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces to even their best-of-five semifinal playoff series at 1-1.

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NBA: How do you solve a problem like Kyrie?

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets [photo from Kyrie Irving Instagram]

October 2, 2021

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And now, Irving is one of 40 remaining NBA players (out of 450-plus) left unvaccinated, he contends that it is a private matter and he has every right to his own body, while not thinking the risk of infecting other people, his Brooklyn mates, team officials, and even his family members.

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WNBA: Women can do it, too

September 30, 2021

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The best-of-five semifinal playoffs of the 2021 Women’s National Basketball Association season got off today with contrasting results for the league’s top two teams – No. 1 Connecticut Sun (26-6) and No. 2 Las Vegas Aces (24-8).

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NBA: Wiggins, Irving have a COVID-19 jab dilemma

Andrew Wiggins [Instagram photo: @22wiggins]

September 26, 2021

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Unvaccinated players like Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors) and Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn Nets) stand to lose more than $300,000 a game if they are unable to play home games in their respective arenas due to the vaccine mandates in the cities of San Francisco and New York.

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NBA: For Ben Simmons, the die is cast

NBA player Ben SImmons [Wikimedia Commons | Keith Allison]

September 26, 2021

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Renegade Ben Simmons has turned down a proposed meeting with his Philadelphia 76ers teammates in Los Angeles to thresh out the issues that has led to the Aussie playmaker’s decision to boycott training camp, which starts on Sept. 29 Manila time.

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The only PBA centers who led the league in assists in a season

Ramon Fernandez nearly averaged a triple-double with Beer Hausen during the 1984 PBA season.

September 25, 2021

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In PBA history, only on three occasions has a center topped the league in total assists. Twice it was the elegant “El Presidente” Ramon Fernandez who turned in the trick, firstly accomplishing the feat with the Toyota Tamaraws in 1982 with 346 assists in 67 assignments for a 5.2 average then with Beer Hausen two years later with 635 dimes in 64 appearances for a league-record 9.9 average

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PH Basketball: Historic 200-Point Game

basketball representation image [Photo by Kylie Osullivan on Unsplash]

September 25, 2021

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Have you ever heard of a basketball team, whether in the high school, college, or professional ranks, having scored 200 points in an official game? Yes, it has happened in local basketball history. Once upon a time, it was in Daet, Camarines, Norte.

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NBA 75: Who will make the 75th Anniversary Team?

September 24, 2021

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is just a few winks away from announcing its list of the 75 greatest players in league history to commemorate to its 75th anniversary season.

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Ben Simmons: On the Crossroads

Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers. [photo: Keith Allison | Flickr]

September 23, 2021

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The Philadelphia 76ers have the option of withholding $8,250,984 from Benjamin David (Ben) Simmons’ $33 million salary for 2021-22 on October 1 (Oct. 2 in Philippine time) if the Aussie makes good on his threat to boycott NBA training camp that opens on September 29 Manila time.

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Who will be the first $300 million NBA player?

Curry is destined to become the first $50 million-a-season player in NBA history by 2023-24

September 22, 2021

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Curry is destined to become the first $50 million-a-season player in NBA history by 2023-24. Moreover, the two-time NBA MVP will be making $59.6 million during the final year of the contract extension at age 38.